Neonatal Milestones, Behavior and Growth Rate of Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) Calves Born and Bred in Captivity

Zoo Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 546-560

  Plair, B L ^a   Reinhart, P R ^a   Roth, T L ^a  

^a Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity budget; Footprints; Maternal investment; Neonatal development; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEWBORN; OBSERVATION; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; OBSERVATION; PERISSODACTYLA;

DICERORHINUS SUMATRENSIS;

EID: 84867023772     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20419     Document Type: Article

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